Sherryl A. Broverman, Associate Professor of the Practice

How inclusion of civic issues, international connections, and social
engagement alters the cognitive and affective responses of non-
major science students to science education. How course design
impacts the demographics (gender, race, etc) of student enrollment
in elective science courses. Developing international science courses. The factors that impact educational outcomes for girls in rural Kenya. The impact of sustainable school gardens on anthropomorphic and cognitive outcomes in primary school children in Western Kenya.

Research Categories:science literacy for non-majors; science education reform; the interaction of gender, education and global health

Current projects:
Developing international research service learning in the sciences., How the inclusion of global challenges impacts learning in the sciences., Challenges to improving gender parity in education in Western Kenya.

Research Description: How inclusion of civic issues, international connections, and social
engagement alters the cognitive and affective responses of non-
major science students to science education. How course design
impacts the demographics (gender, race, etc) of student enrollment
in elective science courses. Developing international science courses. The factors that impact educational outcomes for girls in rural Kenya. The impact of sustainable school gardens on anthropomorphic and cognitive outcomes in primary school children in Western Kenya.

Areas of Interest:
global healthHIV/AIDSgender, education, and international developmentscience literacy